This 3-ounce moon rock sample on loan from NASA will be on display during Starbase Indy convention Nov. 23-25 at the Marriott East in Indianapolis.

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Plucked from the foot of a mountain range on the near side of the moon during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission, the 3.2-ounce breccia -- soil fused into rock -- looks like a chunk of asphalt you might find along the road.